Giving and receiving criticism is part and parcel of every workplace. After all, it’s crucial for improving performance and developing employees’ skills and abilities. However, constructive feedback is one thing, and destructive criticism is an entirely different...
Whether you work in a fast-food outlet or as an executive in a multinational, chances are you will encounter organizational politics. This issue often gets a bad rap. Most of us automatically think of backstabbing, brown-nosing and self-serving schmoozing. We can all...
Every manager dreams of leading cohesive teams that seamlessly work together to achieve company goals. But if you are a business owner or leader, you will know things don’t always go to plan. Even high-performing organizations sometimes face challenges in team...
Negative, grumpy, and complaining. Everyone has a story to tell about working with a difficult colleague. The tough task of handling workers with poor attitudes falls to managers and HR professionals. Often that task is made all the trickier because these staffers are...
Low morale, stress, burnout, and conflict. When a bad leader is in control, there are often distressing consequences for team members. And the outcomes are just as devastating for the organization. Decreased productivity, staff turnover, and unhappy customers are just...
There’s a lot of truth in the old saying a little appreciation goes a long way. A post-it note left on a coworker’s desk from an appreciative colleague. Shout-outs on team chat. Birthday card greetings from the team. Thank you messages for colleagues when leaving. A...
Tesla sues employee for stealing software code’ proclaimed a recent CNBC headline. Employee theft is indeed on the rise, costing US businesses a whopping $110 million per day. And while most workers are trustworthy, it just takes one rogue individual to have a...
Let’s be honest, who doesn’t look forward to a long weekend. A chance to spend quality time with family, run some errands, or catch up on Netflix, what’s not to like? Imagine, then, if a 4-day week was introduced in your workplace, how cool would that be. Flexible...
My boss doesn’t communicate, this can be very frustrating. But did you also know it can also be costly both to you and the business? According to data from Gallup, only 13 percent of employees strongly agree their company’s leadership communicates effectively with the...
Ask 20 executives for their definition of company culture, and you are likely to get 20 different answers. Company culture is one of those vague concepts. We all know an unhealthy company culture when we see one. However, we struggle to put into words what a healthy...
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